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Beyond his role as Wolverine in theX-Menand now the MCU films, Hugh Jackman has given some phenomenal performances on screen. Starting his career on the stage, the actor has dabbled in various genres, including action, comedy, and his favorite, the musical.
While he got his Oscar nod forLes Misérables, Jackman’s best performance to date is arguably his role as Keller Dover in Denis Villeneuve’s thrillerPrisoners. The actor was snubbed for the role at the Academy and was not even nominated.
Hugh Jackman Had Great Competition At The Oscars ForPrisoners
Hugh Jackmanreportedly received the script forPrisonersa year before it went into production. The actor was tapped to play the role of Keller Dover, a religious carpenter whose daughter is kidnapped, which sends him on a rampage over a suspect. The film also starred Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, and Terrence Howard.
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Despite his amazing performance as a father desperate to find his daughter and it being considered a career-best for Jackman, he did not seem to get any love at the Oscars. He had already been nominated a year ago for his role as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables but had lost to Daniel Day-Lewis inLincoln.
While fans have loved his performance in theDenis Villeneuvedirectorial,they also mentionedthat theDeadpool & Wolverinestar faced stiff competition that year from not just nominated actors like Leonardo DiCaprio and Matthew McConaughey, but also amazing performances from other Marvel stars like Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen, and others.
Prisoners had zero awards hype at all (excluding cinematography) and it was a great year of Best Actor nominees. Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club, Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street, Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave, Christian Bale in American Hustle, and Bruce Dern in Nebraska. All five of those are absolutely fantastic performances.
Other snubs that year were Joaquin Phoenix in Her, Oscar Isaac in Inside Llewyn Davis, Tom Hanks in Captain Philips, Mads Mikkelsen in The Hunt, Robert Redford in All is Lost, and Idris Elba in Mandela. No matter the lineup, there was going to be huge snubs.
The year saw Matthew McConaughey win the award for Best Actor for his performance inDallas Buyer’s Club.Prisonersonly received a nomination for Roger Deakins’ cinematography.
Hugh Jackman Prepared Extensively For His Role As A Devastated Father
Hugh Jackman’s performance inPrisonersis harrowing. As a father who is desperately searching for his kidnapped daughter and is having a moral crisis, Jackman portrayed the role to perfection and it was one of the biggest snubs of the year. The actor reportedly prepared extensively for the role and tried to keep it as real as possible.
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Since it took place over eight days, the actor mentioned that he and director Denis Villeneuve researched heavily on exhaustion and sleeplessness. Jackman also mentioned that he read up about torture a lot. He said toScreen Daily,
Denis explored what exhaustion did to everyone. Denis allowed things to sit. I read a lot about child abduction, alcoholism, sleep deprivation. I wanted to be very specific about when your hand starts to shake and you are a lot rawer…I read a lot about torture. I am sure I am on some kind of watchlist. I looked into that.
The actor also mentioned that they toned down on the religious aspect of the character as he did not want international audiences to think he was a “religious nut”.
Prisonersis currently available to stream on Apple TV+.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
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